Top 50 NHL UFAs of 2026: Will Patrick Kane leave Detroit?
One day away. NHL free agency kicks off July 1 at noon ET. And while the board of pending UFAs has dwindled significantly over the past week, particularly if the Carolina Hurricanes close a John Carlson deal after acquiring his rights…we should still see money feverishly flying around when the market opens. The rising salary cap spikes to $104.5 million for 2026-27, and, according to our partners at PuckPedia, 23 of 32 franchises have at least $10 million in projected cap space, while 11 teams have $20 million or more.
How will the big day play out? And will we see a flurry of 11th-hour re-signings like we did last year?
Here’s the latest look at our top 50 UFAs. Ages as of July 1, 2026; salary information courtesy of PuckPedia.
1. Rasmus Andersson, D, Vegas Golden Knights
Age: 29
2025-26 cap hit: $4,550,000
Andersson struggled after joining Vegas via trade in January, but he found a rhythm later in the season, particularly after reuniting with former Calgary Flames teammate Noah Hanifin on a pair. Andersson has been a break-even defensive player at best, and his power-play role has been minimal, but his even-strength scoring really popped during the stretch run, and he still played huge minutes in the playoffs, so he’s mostly salvaged his value, even if his overall play was spotty during Vegas’ run to the Final. But with Pavel Dorofeyev filling the net and a potential offer-sheet target as an RFA, can the cap-crunched Golden Knights still afford Andersson? He’s interested in returning.
2. John Carlson, D (Rights traded to Carolina Hurricanes)
Age: 36
2025-26 cap hit: $8,000,000
Even at 36, Carlson is enough of an impact maker offensively, especially on the power play, that he’ll attract plenty of offers from Eastern Conference clubs as he looks to return there…if he goes to market at all. The Hurricanes acquired him Saturday and will take their shot at signing him. He racked up 20 points in 28 games between the regular season and playoffs after the trade. He’s far from finished. And with Darren Raddysh off to Toronto, Carlson will get handsomely paid – probably not in term, but in AAV on a short-term contract.
3. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, Florida Panthers
Age: 37
2025-26 cap hit: $10,000,000
Remember when ‘Bob’ had one of the NHL’s worst contracts a few years back? Now he’s a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Panthers, a certified stud clutch goaltender, a 400-game winner and, having won two Vezina Trophies before signing with the Cats, a surefire Hall of Famer. Who would’ve expected he could ever flirt with another $10-million AAV on a contract? A goaltending-starved wannabe contender might pay him almost that much on a short-term deal next year. And the playoffs have only exposed how much certain teams (cough, Oilers, cough) need help in goal – essentially showcasing his value even though he’s idle. If Florida continues keeping the band together and inking players to team-friendly pacts that break the game, Bobrovsky could remain part of their future, but we’re nearing July 1 without a deal – and the Brady Tkachuk and Garnet Hathaway trades shrunk Florida’s cap space to $5.87 million. Does that price Bobrovsky out? It appears so. By all indications, he’s going to market, though the door isn’t completely closed on pivoting back to Florida.
4. Alex Ovechkin, LW, Washington Capitals
Age: 40
2025-26 cap hit: $9,500,000
Ovechkin didn’t speak like a player whose NHL career was ending when his 2025-26 season wrapped. What stood out most was how much he cited the Caps’ team situation as a determining factor for what he does next. Was he implying he could join another team should he not see a Stanley Cup run in Washington’s near future – or simply that it’s Washington or bust? It sounds like he won’t decide on his future until July but that it’s still unlikely he plays for any other team if he decides to return. He has been impressed with the Caps’ offseason improvements thus far.
5. Boone Jenner, C, Columbus Blue Jackets
Age: 33
2025-26 cap hit: $3,750,000
No one has suited up for more games in a Blue Jackets jersey. It would be weird to see him in another one, but he’s through his prime years and might want to chase a championship at some point. The fact he recently changed agents suggests he understands how valuable he’d be on the open market as the best center left. Jenner carries a lot of risk as someone who averages only 56 games a year over his past five seasons, but he averages 27 goals and 56 points per 82 games during that same timeframe, so the bids will be plentiful. The Jackets can’t totally be ruled out as one of the bidders.
6. Jacob Trouba, D, Anaheim Ducks
Age: 32
2025-26 cap hit: $8,000,000
The bruising hitter has revived his career at an opportune moment with the Ducks surging into competitiveness just in time for his contract year. The Joel Quenneville effect? It’s going to get Trouba a nice multi-year deal, whether it’s in Anaheim or elsewhere, even though his underlyings suggest he’s in decline and no longer winning his minutes against tough competition.
7. Mario Ferraro, D, San Jose Sharks
Age: 27
2025-26 cap hit: $3,250,000
Ferraro plays a simple, grinding game and can log 20-plus minutes a night in his sleep. His under-the-hood defensive metrics typically aren’t pretty, but it’s hard to evaluate them given he’s played on a bottom-dwelling Sharks team most of the time. Ferraro might flourish in a depth role on a higher-end team, but he’s also a key leader for a Sharks team on the rise, and he’s relatively young, so the Sharks have to consider paying market value to keep him.
8. Mason Marchment, LW, Columbus Blue Jackets
Age: 31
2025-26 cap hit: $4,500,000
He functions best as a disruptive middle-sixer who can chip in offensively and get in opponents’ heads. That worked well when he was a cog in the Dallas Stars machine. Asked to do a bit more on a weaker Kraken team and playing the most minutes of his career, Marchment struggled, but he was fantastic as a Blue Jacket after the midseason trade, flirting with point-per-game production. It sure feels like Columbus would be wise to re-sign him, but it sounds like he’ll test the market.
9. Anthony Mantha, LW, Pittsburgh Penguins
Age: 31
2025-26 cap hit: $2,500,000
Mantha’s 2025-26 stat line elicits a double take if you haven’t paid attention: He smashed his career highs, posting 33 goals and 64 points while playing in 81 games. He has always graded out well as a play-driving forward, and analytics-minded GM Kyle Dubas clearly saw something he could unlock. But Mantha is going to market to cash in on the best season of his life and seeking a multi-year deal. He’s a risky proposition as someone who has struggled to stay healthy in his career.
10. Anders Lee, LW, New York Islanders
Age: 35
2025-26 cap hit: $7,000,000
The Isles’ captain is classy, consistent and relatively durable. But with Bo Horvat signed long-term, this team has another ready-made captain, and it could make sense to turn the roster over as it transitions to the Matthew Schaefer era. If Lee is willing to sign a team-friendly deal in term and/or AVV, however, there’s little reason not to bring him back and keep his veteran presence around. It doesn’t sound like Lee and the Isles have made progress of late; will he be up for grabs July 1? Lee was quietly a great play-driving forward this past season, leading all NHLers in individual expected goals at 5-on-5. He’s thus a reasonable target for contender despite the fact he turns 36 in July. Is it time for the Edina, Minn., native to come home to the Wild?
11. Patrick Kane, RW, Detroit Red Wings
Age: 37
2025-26 cap hit: $3,000,000
When healthy, Kane can still be a power-play asset at this stage of his career. He also ended his season with 25 points over his final 24 games following the Olympic break. But Detroit’s playoff drought has reached 10 years. He’s been productive enough alongside Alex DeBrincat to warrant returning, but would it be a smart move from Kane’s perspective? Surely he wants another shot at a deep spring run. With Dylan Larkin requesting a trade, it remains to be seen if the Wings take a step backward this offseason. Kane only has so many more seasons left in him.
12. Claude Giroux, RW, Ottawa Senators
Age: 38
2025-26 cap hit: $2,000,000
Re-signing was an easy decision for Giroux a year ago. He was playing for the city in which he lives with his family in the offseason, and the club was on the rise, offering a chance to chase a championship. A year later? The Sens hit a wall, swept in the first round, and traded captain Tkachuk after he forced his way out. Before the trade, Giroux had indicated that if he does continue his career, he wants to do it with Ottawa. He still brought value this year as a secondary scorer and faceoff ace. But it sounds like he might go to market and test the waters while remaining open to Ottawa, reports The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun.
13. Mats Zuccarello, RW, Minnesota Wild
Age: 38
2025-26 cap hit: $4,125,000
Even if he’s pushing 40 and his body is breaking down, Zuccarello is handy as a power-play specialist, and his chemistry with Kirill Kaprizov in Minnesota tells us Zuccarello can still keep up with elite players. Whether he stays in Minnesota might depend on how ambitious the Wild’s trade plans are – or does it? He’s reportedly miffed at how the Wild have put re-signing him on the back burner, and now it seems like he may test the market.
14. Patrik Laine, RW, Montreal Canadiens
Age: 28
2025-26 cap hit: $8,700,000
Laine played just five games this season due to an abdominal injury, which is brutal timing for his walk year. Laine needs a fresh start; he’s still young enough, and his shot is still deadly enough, that he could help someone as a power-play trigger man. Even this lesser version of Laine leads all NHL players in goals and shots per 60 on the power play since the start of 2023-24.
15. Jaden Schwartz, LW, Seattle Kraken
Age: 34
2025-26 cap hit: $5,500,000
It feels like Schwartz has toiled in obscurity out in the Pacific Northwest, playing for a franchise with one playoff appearance in its first five seasons. But Schwartz, who won a Stanley Cup with the 2018-19 St. Louis Blues, still has game. He’s showing signs of decline – or at least regression to his 2022-24 level after a resurgent 2024-25 season. He could sign on as a middle-six forward on an elite team or a top-six forward on a middling team as he is now.
16. Frederik Andersen, G, Carolina Hurricanes
Age: 36
2025-26 cap hit: $2,750,000
Andersen hadn’t even been an average NHL goaltender for two years. He’d been usurped in Carolina’s net by breakout success story Brandon Bussi. Pyotr Kochetkov was under contract another season. If Andersen wanted to continue his NHL career, it would almost certainly happen on a new team…but then, Bussi faltered, Andersen got the starter’s reins for the playoffs, and he was positively stellar for three rounds. Had he played his way back into Carolina’s short-term plans? Or did that change when he got banged up in the Final and watched Bussi post a .931 save percentage, win three games and help Carolina clinch the Stanley Cup? Just as importantly: are we sure Andersen wants to keep playing?
17. Erik Haula, C, Nashville Predators
Age: 35
2025-26 cap hit: $3,150,000
“Upside” is a strange word to attach to a 35-year-old, but Haula has more upside than other players in his archetype; he’s your classic bottom-six, penalty-killing center, but he’s delivered a double-digit goal total 10 times and can play higher in a lineup in spurts. He still has plenty of value due to his versatility. His preference is reportedly to remain a Predator.
18. Scott Laughton, C, Los Angeles Kings
Age: 32
2025-26 cap hit: $3,000,000
Laughton found his game as a Leaf, particularly on the leadership side of things, this season, but they cashed him out as a pending UFA, dealing him to L.A. He plays with a ton of energy, wins faceoffs, kills penalties and can chip in a double-digit goal total. He makes for a fine No. 3 center or an excellent No. 4.
19. Logan Stanley, D, Buffalo Sabres
Age: 28
2025-26 cap hit: $1,250,000
Stanley had a wide range of outcomes following his trade to Buffalo. A towering, mean defenseman with a heavy shot, he could establish himself as a difference maker on a team with potential to make a deep playoff run. On the other hand: Stanley, a below-average defender, could be exposed or given limited minutes during the stretch run and postseason if he struggled. How it turned out: he only got 13:02 of TOI per game in the playoffs, playing on the third pair and second penalty-kill unit, and he was healthy scratched for the final four games of Round 2. The trade hurt his wallet, though he still possesses enough (perceived) upside that he should land a multi-year deal somewhere.
20. Jack Roslovic, C, Edmonton Oilers
Age: 29
2025-26 cap hit: $1,500,000
The speedy Roslovic provided great value relative to his AAV during the regular season, even if he wasn’t consistent. Will he parlay that into a multi-year commitment from the Oilers? He was pretty valuable to a team whose depth was decimated over the 2025 offseason, though it didn’t translate at all to playoff production, and he’s been relegated to the bottom six. It’s telling that Murphy and Dickinson were the priorities to re-sign. Roslovic is trending toward walking.
21. Viktor Arvidsson, RW, Boston Bruins
Age: 33
2025-26 cap hit: $4,000,000
It felt like Arvidsson’s career was winding down after an injury-shortened 2023-24 and an unproductive 2024-25, but he’s bounced back with Boston and, if we zoom out, he’s only had one bad year. It looks like Arvidsson still has value as a feisty middle-six scoring threat. He actually had the highest individual expected goals rate of his career at 5-on-5 this past season.
22. Ilya Mikheyev, LW, Chicago Blackhawks
Age: 31
2025-26 cap hit: $4,750,000
He’s big, strong, defensively responsible and has enough skill to deliver a double-digit goal total every year. Mikheyev will never have trouble finding a job – and it appears it will be somewhere new, as the Hawks have made his rights available for a trade. Friendly reminder: that’s the only legal way to negotiate with him before July 1.
23. Ryan Shea, D, Pittsburgh Penguins
Age: 29
2025-26 cap hit: $900,000
What a lift he gave the Pens this season. Playing primarily with Kris Letang, Shea won his minutes in a third-pair role, especially on the offensive side of the puck, and helped on the penalty kill too. He’s earned a significant raise. He flourished in Year 1 of coach Dan Muse, but while the Pens would like to bring Shea back, he’s in a Raddysh Lite situation as another late bloomer who has an unexpected chance to secure a life-changing, multi-year pact, so it makes sense to go to market and weigh some options.
24. Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, Minnesota Wild
Age: 34
2025-26 cap hit: $4,750,000
He’s no longer a marquee scorer, but he remains an efficient one. Tarasenko finished third on the Wild in even-strength goals despite playing south of 15 minutes a night in the regular season. He likely doesn’t warrant a long-term deal at his age, but he can still offer valuable goal production in a middle-six deployment. He’s done with Wild, having hired a new agent.
25. Michael Bunting, LW, Dallas Stars
Age: 30
2025-26 cap hit: $4,500,000
Bunting’s star, no pun intended, doesn’t burn as brightly as it did when he broke into the NHL, but maybe that’s because he was an old rookie who finished third in the Calder Trophy vote at 26. He may simply be past his prime now. But he’s still a solid agitating middle-six forward.
26. Eeli Tolvanen, LW, Seattle Kraken
Age: 27
2025-26 cap hit: $3,475,000
Tolvanen never reached the heights promised when he was an exciting KHL prospect. Nevertheless, he’s a physical forward whose shot power places him in the 92nd percentile and is sufficiently dangerous to suit him for a PP2 unit. He’s still young enough that he may have a career season in him yet.
27. Teddy Blueger, C, Vancouver Canucks
Age: 31
2025-26 cap hit: $1,800,000
I can’t imagine teams will pay extra for his random goal-scoring surge, with his nine goals in 35 games buoyed by a shooting percentage almost double his career average. Still, Blueger makes for a perfectly reasonable fourth-line center option who is used to tough matchups and kills penalties.
28. Radko Gudas, D, Florida Panthers
Age: 36
2025-26 cap hit: $4,000,000
Gudas’ ice time has cratered to the lowest mark of his career as he reaches his mid-30s. He still brings game-changing nastiness, leadership as the Ducks captain and an ability to shut down opponents in relatively sheltered matchups, but his body is breaking down, and he spent more time on the trainer’s table than in the Ducks lineup this postseason, dressing for a single game. He’s paying a price for a career of rugged play and represents a risky proposition for any team offering him more than a year or two. Anaheim traded his rights to Florida for the rights to fellow pending UFA A.J. Greer on Monday.
29. Stuart Skinner, G, Pittsburgh Penguins
Age: 27
2025-26 cap hit: $2,600,000
He spent most of his time with the Pens on the struggle bus – he had one month this season with a save percentage north of .900 – but his underlying numbers suggested he wasn’t actually that bad, and he played on back-to-back runs to the Stanley Cup Final in Edmonton in the two seasons prior. He’s still young in goalie years and should catch on as a backup who, despite his extreme volatility, has undeniable upside when he’s on one of his heaters.
30. Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW, Tampa Bay Lightning
Age: 31
2025-26 cap hit: $5,400,000
The raw talent hasn’t gone anywhere, but Bjorkstrand has struggled to find his scoring touch in a diminished role since arriving in Tampa, with just 17 goals and 41 points in 98 games. Bjorkstrand may be entering the “mercenary contract” phase of his career, in which he catches on with a lower-end team that will place him on a scoring line and inflate his trade value.
31. A.J. Greer, LW, Anaheim Ducks
Age: 29
2025-26 cap hit: $850,000
Greer brings momentum-changing physicality as a bottom-six forward, and he’s no zero offensively, having scored 17 goals this season. If he doesn’t re-up with the Panthers, he’ll attract interest as a player who can grind down the opposition in tight games with his abrasive play. He was headed to market after Panthers replaced him with Hathaway, and now the Ducks have acquired Greer’s rights.
32. Jamie Oleksiak, D, Seattle Kraken
Age: 33
2025-26 cap hit: $4,600,000
Oleksiak makes very little happen offensively but remains effective as a second- or third-pair hammer who can win his minutes if not asked to do too much. General managers will always pay up for players with his size and reach.
33. Bobby Brink, RW, Minnesota Wild
Age: 24
2025-26 cap hit: $1,500,000
Were the Wild giving up on Brink, a promising play-driving forward, by not qualifying him Monday? Not necessarily. Per The Athletic’s Michael Russo, they are hoping to get Brink back in the fold at a number lower than his RFA qualifying offer, so he could still be back. If not? One of the better UFA forward targets out there given his age.
34. Corey Perry, RW, Tampa Bay Lightning
Age: 41
2025-26 cap hit: $2,000,000
You’d think he’d retire one of these years, but we say that every offseason, don’t we? Perry is still making an impact with his agitation ability and clutch scoring. If wants to suit up in 2026-27, he’ll find a home. He posted his highest point total since 2021-22 and averaged his most TOI since 2020-21 in the regular season, but it’s worth noting his role was drastically reduced in the postseason.
35. Cam Talbot, G, Detroit Red Wings
Age: 38
2025-26 cap hit: $2,500,000
Talbot was quite good in five of his previous six seasons before this (bad) one. The Wings’ crease belongs to John Gibson, and Talbot almost certainly will go to market. But he turns 39 on July 5; there’s no guarantee his performance rebounds at his age, assuming he wants to keep playing.
36. John Klingberg, D, San Jose Sharks
Age: 33
2025-26 cap hit: $4,000,000
He’s stayed relatively healthy this season, enough that he more than doubled his combined game total of 2023-24 and 2024-25, and made a splash as a puck-moving blueliner and shooter on an ascendant Sharks team. He’s mostly just good at one thing these days, but plenty of teams still need what he brings.
37. Victor Olofsson, RW, Calgary Flames
Age: 30
2025-26 cap hit: $1,575,000
The Avalanche tossed him overboard to balance the money in the Nazem Kadri trade. That theoretically was not the worst thing for Olofsson’s UFA value. The Flames gave him a look on their top power-play unit. Alas, his terrible shooting luck followed him from Colorado to Calgary, and it was just a down year overall. He’s a buy-low.
38. Andrew Peeke, D, Boston Bruins
Age: 28
2025-26 cap hit: $2,750,000
Your classic meat-and-potatoes righty. Peeke defends at roughly a league-average level but adds size and strength and is in his prime.
39. Nick Blankenburg, D, Colorado Avalanche
Age: 28
2025-26 cap hit: $775,000
Blankenburg was a spare part after being traded to Colorado. He’s more than what he showed in his small role there. Undersized but mobile, he was a solid source of secondary offense in Nashville and should get a chance to fill that role again on his next team.
40. Jeremy Lauzon, D Vegas Golden Knights
Age: 29
2025-26 cap hit: $2,000,000
If you even breathe in Lauzon’s direction, you will be hit. No everyday NHL defenseman throws more bodychecks than Lauzon on a per-60 basis over the past three seasons. Lauzon’s punishing game gives him a semblance of value, but he struggles pretty badly to drive the play. He’s a throwback and not necessarily in a good way.
41. Matias Maccelli, LW, Toronto Maple Leafs
Age: 25
2025-26 cap hit: $3,425,000
At first glance, it could be surprising to learn the Leafs were not qualifying Maccelli given the Arizona Coyotes drafted him when John Chayka was GM there, especially when Maccelli was a relatively positive offensive play driver in Year 1 as a Leaf. But they also might simply have decided he wasn’t worth the $4.1-million qualifying offer and that they’d still like to try and re-sign him for less. Time will tell. But he could probably get close to that number on the open market.
42. Kasperi Kapanen, RW, Edmonton Oilers
Age: 29
2025-26 cap hit: $1,300,000
He can still fly, he competes hard, and he chips in the odd burst of offense – as he did in Round 1 of the 2025-26 postseason with a shocking four goals in two games for the Oilers. He played up in their lineup out of necessity but is best suited for bottom six work at this stage of his career. It sounds like his next chapter will come somewhere other than Edmonton, per Pagnotta.
43. Colton Sissons, C, Vegas Golden Knights
Age: 32
2025-26 cap hit: $2,857,143
Sissons might get a Cup-run bump as a UFA. He wore the hats of third-line center, PK1 center and even PP2 center during Vegas’ run to the Final. He can hold his own defensively, plays a physical game and is strong on draws. Ideally he’s your No. 4 center, not No. 3, but he has value.
44. Alex Kerfoot, C, Utah Mammoth
Age: 31
2025-26 cap hit: $3,000,000
It feels like Kerfoot has been around forever, but he’s not all that old at 31. He battled through multiple injury layoffs this past season, playing just 34 games, but that might make him a buy-low option. He can play center or wing, PP2 and PK2, and he still has above-average speed.
45. Andrei Kuzmenko, LW, Los Angeles Kings
Age: 30
2025-26 cap hit: $4,300,000
Consistency will never be Kuzmenko’s game. But the talent remains present; career averages of 26 goals and 55 points per 82 games aren’t bad for a player who has only 15:29 of average TOI in his career. On the power play, he quietly sat top-25 among all players in goals per 60 this season, so he can provide decent secondary offense if deployed right.
46. James van Riemsdyk, LW, Detroit Red Wings
Age: 37
2025-26 cap hit: $1,000,000
He’s no longer a needle mover, but he’s a serviceable source of 15 goals and veteran leadership. Those traits still give him enough juice to catch on somewhere for another year.
47. Jamie Benn, LW, Dallas Stars
Age: 36
2025-26 cap hit: $1,000,000
Benn is more bottom-six banger than major contributor at this stage of his great career. The Stars want their captain back but have their hands full with their RFAs. He could sign a bonus-laden deal again to keep the AAV down – but the bonus overages from his last deal are hurting Dallas’ current cap situation. Are we sure the Stars want to go down that road again?
48. Vincent Desharnais, D, San Jose Sharks
Age: 30
2025-26 cap hit: $2,000,000
He’s a mountain of a man, but he’s more than that. Credit to to The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn for opening my eyes on Desharnais‘ excellent defensive play. As long as he’s paired with a proficient puck-mover – Desharnais has hands of stone – he can be quite helpful.
49. Cole Smith, LW, Vegas Golden Knights
Age: 30
2025-26 cap hit: $1,000,000
Smith has a little bit of touch as a fourth-liner, having scored eight regular-season goals and three more in the postseason. He also throws his 6-foot-3 frame around with aplomb – he had 14 hits in one Stanley Cup Final game! – and has respectable defensive chops for a bottom-six forward.
50. Connor Ingram, G, Edmonton Oilers
Age: 29
2025-26 cap hit: $1,950,000
The Oilers won’t go with status quo in net again, will they? Ingram was serviceable in the regular season, actually rating above average in goals saved above expected per 60, but he wasn’t up to the task in the postseason. Ingram’s preference is reportedly to return, but is that possible if the Oilers can’t get out from under Tristan Jarry? Ideally, Ingram can be their No. 2 behind a new starter.
UFA BOARD AT A GLANCE
| Rank | 2025-26 Cap Hit | Name | Age | Position | Games Played | Goals (Wins) | Assists (GAA) | Points (SV%) |
| 1 | $4,550,000 | Rasmus Andersson | 29 | D | 81 | 17 | 30 | 47 |
| 2 | $8,000,000 | John Carlson | 36 | D | 82 | 14 | 46 | 60 |
| 3 | $10,000,000 | Sergei Bobrovsky | 37 | G | 52 | 27 | 3.07 | .877 |
| 4 | $9,500,000 | Alex Ovechkin | 40 | LW | 82 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| 5 | $3,750,000 | Boone Jenner | 33 | C | 67 | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| 6 | $8,000,000 | Jacob Trouba | 32 | D | 81 | 10 | 25 | 35 |
| 7 | $3,250,000 | Mario Ferraro | 27 | D | 82 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 8 | $4,500,000 | Mason Marchment | 31 | LW | 68 | 19 | 26 | 45 |
| 9 | $2,500,000 | Anthony Mantha | 31 | LW | 81 | 33 | 31 | 64 |
| 10 | $7,000,000 | Anders Lee | 35 | LW | 82 | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| 11 | $3,000,000 | Patrick Kane | 37 | RW | 67 | 16 | 41 | 57 |
| 12 | $2,000,000 | Claude Giroux | 38 | RW | 82 | 14 | 35 | 49 |
| 13 | $4,125,000 | Mats Zuccarello | 38 | RW | 59 | 15 | 39 | 54 |
| 14 | $8,700,000 | Patrik Laine | 28 | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | $5,500,000 | Jaden Schwartz | 34 | LW | 50 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 16 | $2,750,000 | Frederik Andersen | 36 | G | 35 | 16 | 3.05 | .874 |
| 17 | $3,150,000 | Erik Haula | 35 | C | 81 | 14 | 24 | 38 |
| 18 | $3,000,000 | Scott Laughton | 32 | C | 64 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 19 | $1,250,000 | Logan Stanley | 28 | D | 76 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 20 | $1,500,000 | Jack Roslovic | 29 | C | 69 | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| 21 | $4,000,000 | Viktor Arvidsson | 33 | RW | 69 | 25 | 29 | 54 |
| 22 | $4,750,000 | Ilya Mikheyev | 31 | LW | 77 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| 23 | $900,000 | Ryan Shea | 29 | D | 80 | 6 | 29 | 35 |
| 24 | $4,750,000 | Vladimir Tarasenko | 34 | RW | 75 | 23 | 24 | 47 |
| 25 | $4,500,000 | Michael Bunting | 30 | LW | 74 | 14 | 19 | 13 |
| 26 | $3,475,000 | Eeli Tolvanen | 27 | LW | 78 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
| 27 | $1,800,000 | Teddy Blueger | 31 | C | 35 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 28 | $4,000,000 | Radko Gudas | 36 | D | 56 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 29 | $2,600,000 | Stuart Skinner | 27 | G | 50 | 23 | 2.92 | .888 |
| 30 | $5,400,000 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | 31 | RW | 80 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 31 | $850,000 | A.J. Greer | 29 | LW | 78 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 32 | $4,600,000 | Jamie Oleksiak | 33 | D | 78 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 33 | $1,500,000 | Bobby Brink | 24 | RW | 68 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 34 | $2,000,000 | Corey Perry | 41 | RW | 72 | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| 35 | $2,500,000 | Cam Talbot | 38 | G | 34 | 12 | 3.19 | .883 |
| 36 | $4,000,000 | John Klingberg | 33 | D | 56 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| 37 | $1,575,000 | Victor Olofsson | 30 | RW | 78 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 38 | $2,750,000 | Andrew Peeke | 28 | D | 77 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 39 | $775,000 | Nick Blankenburg | 28 | D | 61 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 40 | $2,000,000 | Jeremy Lauzon | 29 | D | 68 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 41 | $3,425,000 | Matias Maccelli | 25 | LW | 71 | 14 | 25 | 39 |
| 42 | $1,300,000 | Kasperi Kapanen | 29 | RW | 41 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 43 | $2,857,143 | Colton Sissons | 32 | C | 66 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 44 | $3,000,000 | Alex Kerfoot | 31 | C | 34 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 45 | $4,300,000 | Andrei Kuzmenko | 30 | LW | 52 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 46 | $1,000,000 | James van Riemsdyk | 37 | LW | 72 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| 47 | $1,000,000 | Jamie Benn | 36 | LW | 60 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 48 | $2,000,000 | Vincent Desharnais | 30 | D | 53 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 49 | $1,000,000 | Cole Smith | 30 | LW | 63 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 50 | $1,950,000 | Connor Ingram | 29 | G | 32 | 16 | 2.60 | .899 |
On the bubble
David Perron
Ian Cole
Noel Acciari
Nick Cousins
Trevor van Riemsdyk
David Rittich
Carson Soucy
Daniil Tarasov
James Reimer
Adam Henrique
Calle Jarnkrok
David Kampf
Samuel Ersson
Mathieu Joseph
David Rittich
Jesse Puljujarvi
Jeffrey Viel
Ryan Lomberg
Reilly Smith
Danton Heinen
Luke Schenn
Matt Grzelcyk
Mike Reilly
Jeff Petry
Philipp Kurashev
Vitek Vanecek
Paul Cotter
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